Full Text of HB4993 97th General Assembly
HB4993 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB4993 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/21-7.1 | from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1 |
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Amends the School Code. With respect to administrative certificates, provides that a candidate (i) who has enrolled and began coursework prior to August 1, 2011 in an Illinois program approved by the State Board of Education for the preparation of administrators and (ii) who successfully completes that program prior to January 1, 2013 may apply for the general administrative endorsement until January 1, 2013 without his or her 2 years of full-time teaching or school service personnel experience having been accrued while the individual held a valid early childhood, elementary, secondary, special K through 12, special pre-school through age 21, or school service personnel certificate. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 21-7.1 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/21-7.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 21-7.1) | 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2013) | 8 | | Sec. 21-7.1. Administrative certificate. | 9 | | (a) After July 1, 1999, an administrative
certificate valid | 10 | | for 5
years of supervising and administering in the public | 11 | | common schools (unless
changed under subsection (a-5) of this | 12 | | Section) may be
issued to persons who have graduated from a | 13 | | regionally accredited institution
of higher learning with a | 14 | | master's degree or its equivalent and who have been recommended | 15 | | by a
recognized institution of higher learning, a | 16 | | not-for-profit entity, or a combination thereof, as having | 17 | | completed a program of
preparation for one or more of these | 18 | | endorsements. Such programs of
academic and professional | 19 | | preparation required for endorsement shall be
administered by | 20 | | an institution or not-for-profit entity approved to offer such | 21 | | programs by the State Board of Education, in consultation with | 22 | | the State Teacher Certification Board, and shall be operated in | 23 | | accordance with this Article and the standards set forth by
the |
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| 1 | | State Superintendent of Education in consultation with the | 2 | | State
Teacher Certification Board. Any program offered in whole | 3 | | or in part by a not-for-profit entity must also be approved by | 4 | | the Board of Higher Education. | 5 | | (a-5) Beginning July 1, 2003, if an administrative | 6 | | certificate holder
holds a Standard Teaching Certificate, the | 7 | | validity period of the
administrative certificate shall be | 8 | | changed, if necessary, so that the
validity period of the | 9 | | administrative certificate coincides with the validity
period | 10 | | of the Standard Teaching Certificate. Beginning July 1, 2003, | 11 | | if
an administrative certificate holder holds a Master Teaching | 12 | | Certificate,
the validity period of the administrative | 13 | | certificate shall be changed so
that the validity period of the | 14 | | administrative certificate coincides with the
validity period | 15 | | of the Master Teaching Certificate. | 16 | | (b) No administrative certificate shall be issued for the | 17 | | first time
after June 30, 1987 and no endorsement provided for | 18 | | by this Section shall
be made or affixed to an administrative | 19 | | certificate for the first time
after June 30, 1987 unless the | 20 | | person to whom such administrative
certificate is to be issued | 21 | | or to whose administrative certificate such
endorsement is to | 22 | | be affixed has been required to demonstrate as a part of
a | 23 | | program of academic or professional preparation for such | 24 | | certification or
endorsement: (i) an understanding of the | 25 | | knowledge called for in
establishing productive parent-school | 26 | | relationships and of the procedures
fostering the involvement |
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| 1 | | which such relationships demand; and (ii) an
understanding of | 2 | | the knowledge required for establishing a high quality
school | 3 | | climate and promoting good classroom organization and | 4 | | management,
including rules of conduct and instructional | 5 | | procedures appropriate to
accomplishing the tasks of | 6 | | schooling; and (iii) a demonstration of the
knowledge and | 7 | | skills called for in providing instructional leadership. The
| 8 | | standards for demonstrating an understanding of such knowledge | 9 | | shall be set
forth by the State Board of Education in | 10 | | consultation with the
State Teacher Certification Board, and | 11 | | shall be administered by the
recognized institutions of higher | 12 | | learning as part of the programs of
academic and professional | 13 | | preparation required for certification and
endorsement under | 14 | | this Section. As used in this subsection: "establishing
| 15 | | productive parent-school relationships" means the ability to | 16 | | maintain
effective communication between parents and school | 17 | | personnel, to encourage
parental involvement in schooling, and | 18 | | to motivate school personnel to
engage parents in encouraging | 19 | | student achievement, including the
development of programs and | 20 | | policies which serve to accomplish this
purpose; and | 21 | | "establishing a high quality school climate" means the ability
| 22 | | to promote academic achievement, to maintain discipline, to | 23 | | recognize
substance abuse problems among students and utilize | 24 | | appropriate law
enforcement and other community resources to | 25 | | address these problems, to support
teachers and students in | 26 | | their education endeavors, to establish learning
objectives |
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| 1 | | and to provide instructional leadership, including the
| 2 | | development of policies and programs which serve to accomplish | 3 | | this
purpose; and "providing instructional leadership" means | 4 | | the ability to
effectively evaluate school personnel, to | 5 | | possess general communication and
interpersonal skills, and to | 6 | | establish and maintain appropriate classroom
learning | 7 | | environments. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply | 8 | | to
or affect the initial issuance or making on or before June | 9 | | 30, 1987 of any
administrative certificate or endorsement | 10 | | provided for under this Section,
nor shall such provisions | 11 | | apply to or affect the renewal after June 30, 1987
of any such | 12 | | certificate or endorsement initially issued or made on or | 13 | | before
June 30, 1987. | 14 | | (c) Administrative certificates shall be renewed every 5 | 15 | | years
with
the first renewal being 5 years following the | 16 | | initial receipt of
an
administrative certificate, unless the | 17 | | validity period for the administrative
certificate has been
| 18 | | changed under subsection (a-5) of this Section, in which case | 19 | | the
certificate shall be renewed at the same time that the | 20 | | Standard or Master
Teaching Certificate is renewed. | 21 | | (c-5) (Blank). | 22 | | (c-10) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(c-15) of | 23 | | this Section, persons holding administrative
certificates must | 24 | | follow the certificate renewal procedure set forth in this
| 25 | | subsection (c-10), provided that those persons holding | 26 | | administrative
certificates on June 30, 2003 who are renewing |
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| 1 | | those certificates on or
after July 1, 2003 shall be issued new | 2 | | administrative certificates valid for
5 years (unless changed | 3 | | under subsection (a-5) of this Section), which
may be renewed | 4 | | thereafter as set forth in this subsection (c-10). | 5 | | A person holding an administrative certificate and
| 6 | | employed in a position requiring administrative certification,
| 7 | | including a regional superintendent of schools, must satisfy | 8 | | the continuing
professional development requirements of this | 9 | | Section to renew his or her
administrative certificate. The | 10 | | continuing professional development must include without
| 11 | | limitation the following continuing professional development
| 12 | | purposes: | 13 | | (1) To improve the administrator's knowledge of
| 14 | | instructional practices and administrative procedures in
| 15 | | accordance with the Illinois Professional School Leader
| 16 | | Standards. | 17 | | (2) To maintain the basic level of competence required
| 18 | | for initial certification. | 19 | | (3) To improve the administrator's mastery of skills
| 20 | | and knowledge regarding the improvement of teaching
| 21 | | performance in clinical settings and assessment of the | 22 | | levels
of student performance in the schools. | 23 | | The continuing professional development must
include the | 24 | | following in order for the certificate to be renewed: | 25 | | (A) Participation in continuing professional
| 26 | | development activities, which must total a minimum of 100
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| 1 | | hours of continuing professional development. The | 2 | | participation must consist of a minimum
of 5 activities per | 3 | | validity period of the certificate, and the certificate | 4 | | holder must maintain documentation of completion of each | 5 | | activity. | 6 | | (B) Participation every year in an Illinois
| 7 | | Administrators' Academy course, which participation must
| 8 | | total a minimum of 30 continuing professional development
| 9 | | hours during the period of the certificate's validity and | 10 | | which
must include completion of applicable required
| 11 | | coursework, including completion of a communication, | 12 | | dissemination, or application component, as defined by the | 13 | | State Board of
Education. | 14 | | The certificate holder must complete a verification form | 15 | | developed by the State Board of Education and certify that 100 | 16 | | hours of continuing professional development activities and 5 | 17 | | Administrators' Academy courses have been completed. The | 18 | | regional superintendent of schools shall review and
validate | 19 | | the verification form for a certificate holder. Based on
| 20 | | compliance with all of the requirements for renewal, the | 21 | | regional
superintendent of schools shall forward a | 22 | | recommendation for
renewal or non-renewal to the State | 23 | | Superintendent of Education
and shall notify the certificate | 24 | | holder of the recommendation. The
State Superintendent of | 25 | | Education shall review the
recommendation to renew or non-renew | 26 | | and shall notify, in writing,
the certificate holder of a |
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| 1 | | decision denying renewal of his or her
certificate. Any | 2 | | decision regarding non-renewal of an
administrative | 3 | | certificate may be appealed to the State Teacher
Certification | 4 | | Board. | 5 | | The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 6 | | State
Teacher Certification Board, shall adopt rules to | 7 | | implement this
subsection (c-10). | 8 | | The regional superintendent of schools shall monitor the | 9 | | process
for renewal of administrative certificates established | 10 | | in this subsection
(c-10). | 11 | | (c-15) This subsection (c-15) applies to the first period | 12 | | of an
administrative certificate's validity during which the | 13 | | holder becomes
subject to the requirements of subsection (c-10) | 14 | | of this Section if the
certificate has less than 5 years' | 15 | | validity or has less than 5 years' validity
remaining when the | 16 | | certificate holder becomes subject to the
requirements of | 17 | | subsection (c-10) of this Section. With respect to this
period, | 18 | | the 100 hours of continuing professional development and 5
| 19 | | activities per validity period specified in clause (A) of
| 20 | | subsection (c-10) of this Section shall instead be deemed to | 21 | | mean 20
hours of continuing professional development and one | 22 | | activity per year of
the certificate's validity or remaining | 23 | | validity and the 30 continuing
professional development hours | 24 | | specified in clause (B) of
subsection (c-10) of this Section | 25 | | shall instead be deemed to mean
completion of at least one | 26 | | course per year of the certificate's validity or
remaining |
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| 1 | | validity. Certificate holders who evaluate certified staff | 2 | | must complete a 2-day teacher evaluation course, in addition to | 3 | | the 30 continuing professional development hours. | 4 | | (c-20) The State
Board of Education, in consultation with | 5 | | the State Teacher Certification Board,
shall develop | 6 | | procedures for implementing this Section and shall administer | 7 | | the
renewal of administrative certificates. Failure to submit | 8 | | satisfactory evidence
of continuing professional education | 9 | | which contributes to promoting the goals
of this Section shall | 10 | | result in a loss of administrative certification. | 11 | | (d) Any limited or life supervisory certificate issued | 12 | | prior to July 1, 1968
shall continue to be valid for all | 13 | | administrative and supervisory positions
in the public schools | 14 | | for which it is valid as of that date as long as its
holder | 15 | | meets the requirements for registration or renewal as set forth | 16 | | in
the statutes or until revoked according to law. | 17 | | (e) The administrative or supervisory positions for which | 18 | | the certificate
shall be valid shall be determined by one or | 19 | | more of the following endorsements: general
supervisory, | 20 | | general administrative, principal, chief school business | 21 | | official, and superintendent. | 22 | | Subject to the provisions of Section 21-1a, endorsements | 23 | | shall be
made under conditions set forth in this Section. The | 24 | | State Board of
Education shall, in consultation with the State | 25 | | Teacher Certification
Board, adopt rules pursuant to the | 26 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
establishing |
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| 1 | | requirements for obtaining administrative certificates where
| 2 | | the minimum administrative or supervisory requirements surpass | 3 | | those set
forth in this Section. | 4 | | The State Teacher Certification Board shall file with the | 5 | | State Board of
Education a written recommendation when | 6 | | considering additional
administrative or supervisory | 7 | | requirements. All additional requirements
shall be based upon | 8 | | the requisite knowledge necessary to perform those
tasks | 9 | | required by the certificate. The State Board of Education shall | 10 | | in
consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 11 | | establish
standards within its rules which shall include the | 12 | | academic and
professional requirements necessary for | 13 | | certification. These standards
shall at a minimum contain, but | 14 | | not be limited to, those used by the State
Board of Education | 15 | | in determining whether additional knowledge will be
required. | 16 | | Additionally, the State Board of Education shall in | 17 | | consultation
with the State Teacher Certification Board, | 18 | | establish provisions within its
rules whereby any member of the | 19 | | educational community or the public may
file a formal written | 20 | | recommendation or inquiry regarding requirements. | 21 | | (1) Until July 1, 2003, the general supervisory | 22 | | endorsement shall be
affixed to the
administrative | 23 | | certificate of any holder who has at least 16 semester | 24 | | hours
of graduate credit in professional education | 25 | | including 8 semester hours of
graduate credit in curriculum | 26 | | and research and who has at least 2 years of
full-time |
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| 1 | | teaching experience or school service personnel experience | 2 | | in
public schools, schools under the supervision of the | 3 | | Department of Corrections,
schools under the | 4 | | administration of the Department of
Rehabilitation | 5 | | Services, or nonpublic schools meeting the standards
| 6 | | established by the State Superintendent of Education or | 7 | | comparable out-of-state
recognition standards approved by | 8 | | the State Superintendent of Education. | 9 | | Such endorsement shall be required for supervisors, | 10 | | curriculum directors
and for such similar and related | 11 | | positions as determined by the State
Superintendent of | 12 | | Education in consultation with the State Teacher
| 13 | | Certification Board. | 14 | | (2) Until August 31, 2014, the general administrative | 15 | | endorsement shall be affixed to the
administrative | 16 | | certificate of any holder who has at least 20 semester | 17 | | hours
of graduate credit in educational administration and | 18 | | supervision and who
has at least 2 years of full-time | 19 | | teaching experience or school service
personnel experience | 20 | | in public schools, schools under the supervision of
the | 21 | | Department of Corrections, schools under the | 22 | | administration of
the Department of Rehabilitation | 23 | | Services, or
nonpublic schools meeting the standards
| 24 | | established by the State Superintendent of Education or | 25 | | comparable
out-of-state recognition standards approved by | 26 | | the State Superintendent
of Education. However, |
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| 1 | | notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Code or | 2 | | the Illinois Administrative Code, a candidate (i) who has | 3 | | enrolled and began coursework prior to August 1, 2011 in an | 4 | | Illinois program approved by the State Board of Education | 5 | | for the preparation of administrators and (ii) who | 6 | | successfully completes that program prior to January 1, | 7 | | 2013 may apply for the general administrative endorsement | 8 | | until January 1, 2013 without his or her 2 years of | 9 | | full-time teaching or school service personnel experience | 10 | | having been accrued while the individual held a valid early | 11 | | childhood, elementary, secondary, special K through 12, | 12 | | special pre-school through age 21, or school service | 13 | | personnel certificate. | 14 | | Such endorsement or a principal endorsement shall be | 15 | | required for principal, assistant principal,
assistant or | 16 | | associate superintendent, and junior college dean and for | 17 | | related
or similar positions as determined by the State | 18 | | Superintendent of Education
in consultation with the State | 19 | | Teacher Certification Board. | 20 | | (2.5) The principal endorsement shall be affixed to the | 21 | | administrative certificate of any holder who qualifies by: | 22 | | (A) successfully completing a principal | 23 | | preparation program approved in accordance with | 24 | | Section 21-7.6 of this Code and any applicable rules; | 25 | | (B) having 4 years of teaching experience; | 26 | | however, the State Board of Education shall allow, by |
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| 1 | | rules, for fewer than 4 years of experience based on | 2 | | meeting standards set forth in such rules, including | 3 | | without limitation a review of performance evaluations | 4 | | or other evidence of demonstrated qualifications; and | 5 | | (C) having a master's degree. | 6 | | (3) The chief school business official endorsement | 7 | | shall be affixed to
the administrative certificate of any | 8 | | holder who qualifies by having
a Master's degree, 2 years | 9 | | of administrative experience in school business
management | 10 | | or 2 years of university-approved practical experience, | 11 | | and a minimum of 20 semester hours of graduate credit in a | 12 | | program
established by the State Superintendent of | 13 | | Education in consultation with the
State Teacher | 14 | | Certification Board for the preparation of school business
| 15 | | administrators. Such endorsement shall also be affixed to | 16 | | the administrative
certificate of any holder who qualifies | 17 | | by having a Master's Degree in Public Administration, | 18 | | Business
Administration, Finance, or Accounting and 6 | 19 | | semester hours of internship in school business management | 20 | | from a regionally accredited institution
of higher | 21 | | education. | 22 | | After June 30, 1977, such endorsement shall be required | 23 | | for any individual
first employed as a chief school | 24 | | business official. | 25 | | (4) The superintendent endorsement shall be affixed to | 26 | | the administrative
certificate of any holder who has |
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| 1 | | completed 30 semester hours of graduate
credit beyond the | 2 | | master's degree in a program for the preparation of
| 3 | | superintendents of schools including 16 semester hours of | 4 | | graduate credit
in professional education and who has at | 5 | | least 2 years experience as an
administrator or supervisor | 6 | | in the public schools or the State Board of
Education or | 7 | | education service regions or in nonpublic schools meeting | 8 | | the
standards established by the State Superintendent of | 9 | | Education or
comparable out-of-state recognition standards | 10 | | approved by the State
Superintendent of Education and holds | 11 | | general supervisory or general
administrative endorsement, | 12 | | or who has had 2 years of experience as a
supervisor, chief | 13 | | school business official, or administrator while holding | 14 | | an all-grade supervisory
certificate or a certificate | 15 | | comparable in validity and educational and
experience | 16 | | requirements. | 17 | | After June 30, 1968, such endorsement shall be required | 18 | | for a
superintendent of schools, except as provided in the | 19 | | second paragraph of this
Section and in Section 34-6. | 20 | | Any person appointed to the position of superintendent | 21 | | between the
effective date of this Act and June 30, 1993 in | 22 | | a school district organized
pursuant to Article 32 with an | 23 | | enrollment of at least 20,000 pupils shall
be exempt from | 24 | | the provisions of this paragraph (4) until
June 30, 1996. | 25 | | (f) All official interpretations or acts of issuing or | 26 | | denying
administrative certificates or endorsements by the |
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| 1 | | State Teacher's
Certification Board, State Board of Education | 2 | | or the State Superintendent
of Education, from the passage of | 3 | | P.A. 81-1208 on November 8, 1979 through
September 24, 1981 are | 4 | | hereby declared valid and legal acts in all respects and
| 5 | | further that the purported repeal of the provisions of this | 6 | | Section by P.A.
81-1208 and P.A. 81-1509 is declared null and | 7 | | void. | 8 | | (g) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2013. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 96-56, eff. 1-1-10; 96-903, eff. 7-1-10; 96-982, | 10 | | eff. 1-1-11; 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10; 97-255, eff. 8-4-11; 97-333, | 11 | | eff. 8-12-11; 97-607, eff. 8-26-11; revised 9-28-11.)
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law.
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